The Sector January 29, 2025 by Dr Olivia Karaolis
The federal government’s decision to make available a Worker Retention payment of 15 percent (to be phased over the next two years) can be seen as a positive step towards addressing the huge demand for staff in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector and change the public perception of their immensely valuable contribution to the lives of children and families.
Our current program of research at the University of Sydney, titled “The Joy Project” (Karaolis & Little, 2023) is learning from educators’ other ways to improve their working environment.
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